Legal Opinion
In Re: Tam Ly Lam Mai Thai Lam, Debtors. Investors Thrift v. Tam Ly Lam Mai Thai Lam
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1999No. 97-16711PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal presents the interesting question of whether a Chapter 13 debtor may void a junior hen on a homestead if senior liens exceed the fair market value of the property. However, we have no occasion to reach that issue, because the appellant has forfeited the right to bring it before us by failing to appear in any prior proceedings.
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Debtors Tam Ly Lam and Mai Thai Lam instituted an adversary proceeding against Investors Thrift. The Lams sought a declaration that Investors Thrift was an unsecured creditor under the Bankruptcy Code and a judgment that the deed of trust held by Investors…
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